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According to our research of California and other state lists there were 58 registered sex offenders living in Glendale, California as of March 31, 2015.The ratio of number of residents in Glendale to the number of sex offenders is 3,353 to 1.The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.

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